When you have a programmable coffee maker, you can wake up to the aroma of fresh coffee waiting for you. With this type of Melitta coffee pot, you can put the coffee grinds in the filter, fill the water tank on the pot and set the timer so that your coffee is brewed to perfection when you are ready in the morning. Now you don't have to get out of bed to measure out the coffee grinds while you are still half asleep so that when you get out of the shower you can have a cup of java. Have your coffee before you shower so you are really ready to meet the day.
There are programmable espresso machines as well as coffee percolators, so that you can enjoy the deep aroma of an espresso or cappuccino instead of regular ground coffee. If you wish you can grind your own of if you have one of the models with a built in grinder, you just have to select the number of cups of coffee, espresso or cappuccino you want and it's all ready when you are.
For the drip coffee makers most models have a pause drip feature so that during the day when you put on a fresh pot of coffee, you don't have to wait for the full pot to brew. This stops the drip so you can put your cup in place of the carafe or just pour the coffee out of the carafe into your cup. There are a variety of filters used in coffee pots as well. Some of them come with a gold filter, while others take regular paper filters in either a flat or cone shape. Some models even have a charcoal filter for the water so your know that the water you use for your coffee is always safe.
Cleaning a coffee pot is an easy chore as well. Most of the brands on the market today, including the Melitta, are dishwasher safe. This means that you can put the carafe and the filter basket, on models where it is removable, in the dishwasher. You can also avoid the mess of having coffee grinds in the filter by using pre-packaged pods. These come in all different coffee flavours and with the fine grounds you need for espresso.